The ethics complaint was filed Wednesday with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission.

Board President Katherine "Kami" Kehoe also said the water district also filed a criminal complaint that accuses Holloway of making unauthorized recordings of executive sessions -- closed meetings held to discuss confidential matters such as real estate deals, labor negotiations or legal strategy. Holloway also is accused of sharing the recordings with others.

General manager Lee Moore said he had turned over material to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have spoken to some CRW employees.

Holloway responded in an e-mail:

"I am confident I have not violated any ethics regulations. I believe this is retaliation for having exposed contracts run wild, thousands of dollars of overspending, and missing checks."

Holloway has been at odds with the other board members since she took office in 2007. She unsuccessfully sued three commissioners in 2007 after they removed her as board president. She claimed the board took action because some employees were upset with her efforts to investigate alleged corruption and mismanagement.

She has continued her inquiries and made extensive demands for public records. While Moore has been one of Holloway's main targets, other commissioners praised his work and found no fault with his decisions.

Moore told the board that CRW spent about $150,000 on attorneys, auditors and staff time responding to Holloway's allegations and public records requests.

Holloway called Moore's estimate a "misleading and inflammatory red-herring."

"My duty as a commissioner is to safeguard the ratepayers' assets, and I'm going to do that no how much pressure they put on me," she wrote.

Holloway and the board recently sparred over her efforts to openly record executive sessions. The closed sessions sometimes turn into name-calling squabbles as other commissioners and Moore become frustrated with Holloway.

During the Wednesday meeting, Kehoe criticized Holloway for sending employees e-mails that included personal attacks. "You've been put on notice. It has to stop," Kehoe said.

Holloway said she had been the victim of harassment and intimidation by Moore.

Holloway said she will run for another term and filed as a candidate on Tuesday for the May 17 election.